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First name origin & meaning:

Arabic: Loved one; beloved

First name variations: Habeeb, Habyb

Last name origin & meaning:

Muslim and Jewish (Sephardic): from an Arabic personal name based on habīb ‘beloved’, ‘friend’, used by both Muslims and Jews. Habibullah ‘beloved of Allah’ is an epithet of Mohammad.